Tag: informatics
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Study looks at cause of Medicare cost differences
An analysis of the dramatic geographic variation in U.S. healthcare spending contends that the health of the patients — not what doctors and hospitals do — accounts for most of the differences. …read more Source: Study looks at cause of Medicare cost differences
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Reform Update: Hospitals in Iowa help break Medicaid expansion impasse
Iowa hospitals were key players in a last-minute “hybrid” deal to expand Medicaid, the second such legislatively approved deal in the country. …read more Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130528/NEWS/305289966
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Panel airs draft of new doc payment system
Republican House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have revealed a draft of a bill that would repeal Medicare’s contentious physician payment formula and replace it with a payment system that places greater emphasis on quality and efficiency. …read more Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130528/NEWS/305289968
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Federal Government Issues Direct Implementation Guidelines
The Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has issued an implementation guideline in an attempt to help providers and stakeholders properly and effectively implement Direct. Direct is a federally-developed program that has aimed to create a platform that faciliates the secure exchange of authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients…
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Epic, Meditech lead federal stats for hospitals receiving EHR payments
Epic Systems and Meditech have the most customers receiving federal electronic health-records system incentive payments in the two key categories for hospital systems, federal data show. …read more Source: Epic, Meditech lead federal stats for hospitals receiving EHR payments
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Are You Ready for ICD-10?
We’ve been writing about ICD-10 for a long time now including the delay of ICD-10. Based on the CMS comments at HIMSS, there will be no more delays in the implementation of ICD-10. Barring something crazy, ICD-10 will go into effect on October 1, 2014. The question is, are you ready? If you’re not ready…
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Health IT market on track for heavy consolidation
The healthcare IT merger and acquisition space will go through heavy consolidation over the next five years, according to Tom O'Connor, managing director at New York-based Berkery Noyes. read more …read more Source: Health IT market on track for heavy consolidation
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For hospitals, disaster planning must be about achieving normalcy
When it comes to disaster preparation, practice might not necessarily make perfect, but it does help in maintaining a sense of control amid chaos. From a health IT perspective, in particular,… read more …read more Source: For hospitals, disaster planning must be about achieving normalcy
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Providers: Be on the lookout for ‘insider’ fraud threats
There are plenty of security threats to worry about when it comes to patients' healthcare information, but you may not have thought of the one possible under your nose–insider threats. Security consultant Mac McMillan warns against this danger and how to combat it in a recent interview with HealthcareInfoSecurity. read more …read more Source: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/providers-be-lookout-insider-fraud-threats/2013-05-28?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Joins Statewide HIE
Nationwide Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in central Ohio to join the new statewide health information exchange (HIE) that will allow sharing of patient health information among medical professionals across the state. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in central Ohio to join the new statewide health information exchange (HIE) that will allow…